Tilburg chess tournament

The Tilburg chess tournament was a series of very strong chess tournaments held in Tilburg, Netherlands. It was established in 1977 and ran continuously through 1994 under the sponsorship of Interpolis, an insurance company. Fontys Hogescholen shortly revived the tournament series from 1996 to 1998, when the last edition was played. Since 1994 there is another annual chess tournament taking place in Tilburg, which has the name De Stukkenjagers, the field is generally much weaker than the traditional Tilburg tournament.

Tilburg chess tournament
# Year Winner
11977 Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)
21978 Lajos Portisch (Hungary)
31979 Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)
41980 Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)
51981 Alexander Beliavsky (Soviet Union)
61982 Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)
71983 Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)
81984 Tony Miles (England)
91985 Tony Miles (England)
 Robert Hübner (West Germany)
 Victor Korchnoi (Switzerland)
101986 Alexander Beliavsky (Soviet Union)
111987 Jan Timman (Netherlands)
121988 Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)
131989 Garry Kasparov (Soviet Union)
141990 Vassily Ivanchuk (Soviet Union)
 Gata Kamsky (United States)
151991 Garry Kasparov (Soviet Union)
161992 Michael Adams (England)
171993 Anatoly Karpov (Russia)
181994 Valery Salov (Russia)
11996 Boris Gelfand (Israel)
 Jeroen Piket (Netherlands)
21997 Peter Svidler (Russia)
31998 Viswanathan Anand (India)

1977

The first edition was a very strong all-grandmaster event of Category 14. It was a single round-robin tournament with twelve players. Karpov won the event.

Tilburg 1977 - cat.14 (2581)
# Player 123456789012Total
1Anatoly Karpov*1½½½1½11½½18
2Tony Miles0*½½½½1011117
3Vlastimil Hort½½*½½½½½½½1½6
4Jan Timman½½½*½1½½0½½16
5Lubomir Kavalek½½½½*½½½½½½16
6Robert Hübner0½½0½*11½½½16
7Svetozar Gligorić½0½½½0*½1½1½5½
8Ulf Andersson01½½½0½*½½½½5
9Yuri Balashov00½1½½0½*1½½5
10Vasily Smyslov½0½½½½½½0*½½4½
11Gennadi Sosonko½00½½½0½½½*½4
12Fridrik Olafsson00½000½½½½½*3

1978

The second edition was similar in strength as the first edition, again an all grandmaster event of category 14. No Russian players participated as Karpov and Korchnoi were playing a match at that time and their proposed Russian replacements were not accepted. Portisch won the event.

Tilburg 1978 - cat.14 (2593)
# Player 123456789012Total
1 Lajos Portisch*½½111½½½01½ 7
2 Jan Timman½*½½½½½½11½½ 6½
3 Roman Dzindzichashvili½½*10½½½½½½1 6
4 Robert Hübner0½0*½½½111½½ 6
5 Tony Miles0½1½*00½1½11 6
6 Walter Browne0½½½1*1½½100 5½
7 Vlastimil Hort½½½½10*½0½½1 5½
8 Boris Spassky½½½0½½½*011½ 5½
9 Bent Larsen½0½00½11*½½½ 5
10 Ljubomir Ljubojević10½0½0½0½*½1 4½
11 Gennadi Sosonko0½½½01½0½½*½ 4½
12 Zoltán Ribli½½0½010½½0½* 4

1979

Tilburg 1979 - cat.15 (2605)
# Player 123456789012Total
1 Anatoly Karpov*½½½11½½½1½1 7½
2 Oleg Romanishin½*½½0½11½1½1 7
3 Lajos Portisch½½*½½1½0½½11 6½
4 Gyula Sax½½½*½0½1½½½1 6
5 Gennadi Sosonko01½½*1½010½½ 5½
6 Bent Larsen0½010*½1½110 5½
7 Boris Spassky½0½½½½*½1½½½ 5½
8 Jan Timman½01010½*½½½1 5½
9 Robert Hübner½½½½0½0½*½½1 5
10 Vlastimil Hort00½½10½½½*½1 5
11 Lubomir Kavalek½½0½½0½½½½*½ 4½
12 Vasily Smyslov0000½1½000½* 2½

1980

Tilburg 1980 - cat.15 (2619)
# Player 123456789012Total
1 Anatoly Karpov*½1½1½½0111½ 7½
2 Lajos Portisch½*½½½1½1½½½1 7
3 Jan Timman0½*½½½½1½½11 6½
4 Gennadi Sosonko½½½*½½½½½1½½ 6
5 Boris Spassky0½½½*0½111½½ 6
6 Mikhail Tal½0½½1*½½½½½½ 5½
7 Vlastimil Hort½½½½½½*0½½½½ 5
8 Bent Larsen100½0½1*½01½ 5
9 Ulf Andersson0½½½0½½½*½½½ 4½
10 Zoltán Ribli0½½00½½1½*½½ 4½
11 Robert Hübner0½0½½½½0½½*1 4½
12 Lubomir Kavalek½00½½½½½½½0* 4

1981

Tilburg 1981 - cat.15 (2608)
# Player 123456789012Total
1 Alexander Beliavsky*½01½½½½1111 7½
2 Tigran Petrosian½*½½½½½11½½1 7
3 Lajos Portisch1½*½10½½011½ 6½
4 Jan Timman0½½*½½1101½1 6½
5 Ljubomir Ljubojević½½0½*½½½½11½ 6
6 Ulf Andersson½½1½½*½0½0½1 5½
7 Boris Spassky½½½0½½*1½½½½ 5½
8 Garry Kasparov½0½0½10*1½1½ 5½
9 Gennadi Sosonko0011½½½0*0½½ 4½
10 Bent Larsen0½0001½½1*01 4½
11 Robert Hübner0½0½0½½0½1*½ 4
12 Tony Miles00½0½0½½½0½* 3

1982

Tilburg 1982 - cat.14 (2599)
# Player 123456789012Total
1 Anatoly Karpov*½½½1½10½111 7½
2 Jan Timman½*½½½½½½½111 7
3 Ulf Andersson½½*½½½½½1½½1 6½
4 Gennadi Sosonko½½½*0101½½11 6½
5 Tigran Petrosian0½½1*½011½½½ 6
6 Vasily Smyslov½½½0½*1½½1½½ 6
7 John Nunn0½½110*½½½½0 5
8 Lajos Portisch1½½00½½*0½½1 5
9 Walter Browne½½0½0½½1*0½1 5
10 Robert Hübner00½½½0½½1*½½ 4½
11 Eugenio Torre00½0½½½½½½*1 4½
12 Bent Larsen0000½½100½0* 2½

1983

Tilburg 1983 - cat.15 (2613)
# Player 123456789012Total
1 Anatoly Karpov*½½½½1½½½½11 7
2 Ljubomir Ljubojević½*½½½1½½½110 6½
3 Lajos Portisch½½*½½½½1½½½1 6½
4 Rafael Vaganian½½½*½½11½001 6
5 Gennadi Sosonko½½½½*0½½½11½ 6
6 Lev Polugaevsky00½½1*½½½1½½ 5½
7 Boris Spassky½½½0½½*½½½½1 5½
8 Robert Hübner½½00½½½*½½11 5½
9 Ulf Andersson½½½½½½½½*½½0 5
10 Jan Timman½0½100½½½*½1 5
11 Yasser Seirawan00½10½½0½½*½ 4
12 John van der Wiel0100½½0010½* 3½

1984

Tilburg 1984 - cat.14 (2596)
# Player 123456789012Total
1 Tony Miles*½½½½½11½111 8
2 Robert Hübner½*½½½½½½11½½ 6½
3 Vladimir Tukmakov½½*1½½½½½½½1 6½
4 Zoltán Ribli½½0*½½½1½11½ 6½
5 Alexander Beliavsky½½½½*10½½½11 6½
6 Ljubomir Ljubojević½½½½0*1½½½1½ 6
7 Lajos Portisch0½½½10*½½011 5½
8 Jan Timman0½½0½½½*1½½1 5½
9 Ulf Andersson½0½½½½½0*½½1 5
10 Vasily Smyslov00½0½½1½½*10 4½
11 Gennadi Sosonko0½½0000½½0*1 3
12 John van der Wiel0½0½0½00010* 2½

1985

Tilburg 1985 - cat.15 (2603)
# Player 12345678Total
1 Tony Miles**0½1111100½1½½½ 8½
2 Robert Hübner1½**½½10½½½1½½½1 8½
3 Viktor Kortschnoi00½½**½½½11½11½1 8½
4 Ljubomir Ljubojević0001½½**½1½11001 7
5 Lev Polugaevsky01½½½0½0**1½0½½½ 6
6 Oleg Romanishin1½½00½½00½**½½1½ 6
7 Jan Timman0½½½00011½½½**01 6
8 Roman Dzindzichashvili½½½0½010½½0½10** 5½

1986

Tilburg 1986 - cat.15 (2619)
# Player 12345678Total
1 Alexander Beliavsky**11½10½1½½½0½½1 8½
2 Ljubomir Ljubojević00**½½10½½1½½111 8
3 Anatoly Karpov½0½½**½½½½1½½½½1 7½
4 Tony Miles1½01½½**01½0½½01 7
5 Jan Timman0½½½½½10**10½½½1 7
6 Lajos Portisch½½0½0½½101**½½½1 7
7 Robert Hübner1½½0½½½½½½½½**0½ 6½
8 Viktor Kortschnoi½000½010½0½01½** 4½

1987

Tilburg 1987 - cat.15 (2623)
# Player 12345678Total
1 Jan Timman**½½½½1½½1½½01½1 8½
2 Predrag Nikolić½½**½101½1½½½½½½ 8
3 Robert Hübner½½½0**11½½½½½½1½ 8
4 Viktor Kortschnoi0½1000**1½1½½11½ 7½
5 Artur Jussupow½0½0½½0½**½½1½11 7
6 Ulf Andersson½½½½½½0½½½**½½½½ 6½
7 Andrei Sokolov10½½½½½00½½½**½½ 6
8 Ljubomir Ljubojević½0½½0½0½00½½½½** 4½

1988

Tilburg 1988 - cat.15 (2627)
# Player 12345678Total
1 Anatoly Karpov**½½½11½11½½111½ 10½
2 Nigel Short½½**0½½½½½11½1½1 8½
3 Jóhann Hjartarson½01½**½½½0½½1½10 7
4 Predrag Nikolić0½½½½½**½0½1½½1½ 7
5 Jan Timman00½½½1½1**01½0½1 7
6 Robert Hübner½½00½½½010**½½½½ 5½
7 John van der Wiel00½00½½½½1½½**10 5½
8 Lajos Portisch0½½0010½½0½½01** 5

1989

Tilburg 1989 - cat.16 (2626)
# Player 12345678Total
1 Garry Kasparov**½1½11½1½111111 12
2 Viktor Kortschnoi½0**½½½½½11½1½1½ 8½
3 Ljubomir Ljubojević½0½½**½½1½0½01½1 7
4 Gyula Sax0½½½½½**01½½½½1½ 7
5 Vassily Ivanchuk0½½00½10**1½½½½1 6½
6 Simen Agdestein000½1½½½0½**½½½½ 5½
7 Jóhann Hjartarson000½10½½½½½½**10 5½
8 Jeroen Piket000½½00½½0½½01** 4

1990

Tilburg 1990 - cat.16 (2643)
# Player 12345678Total
1 Gata Kamsky**½11½½0101½1½½½ 8½
2 Vassily Ivanchuk½0**½0½111½½½11½ 8½
3 Boris Gelfand0½½1**100½11½½½1 8
4 Nigel Short½1½001**10½01½½1 7½
5 Jan Timman01001½01**½½0½½1 6½
6 Ulf Andersson0½½½00½1½½**½½½1 6½
7 Predrag Nikolić0½½0½½0½1½½½**½½ 6
8 Yasser Seirawan½½0½½0½0½0½0½½** 4½

1991

Tilburg 1991 - cat.17 (2666)
# Player 12345678Total
1 Garry Kasparov**½½10½1½½111½11 10
2 Nigel Short½½**0½½½111½½½1½ 8½
3 Viswanathan Anand011½**10100½1½1½ 8
4 Anatoly Karpov½0½½01**½0½1½1½1 7½
5 Gata Kamsky½½0001½1**10½½½1 7
6 Jan Timman000½1½½001**1011 6½
7 Viktor Kortschnoi0½½½0½½0½½01**½½ 5½
8 Evgeny Bareev000½0½½0½000½½** 3

1992

In 1992 the tournament was for the first time held in the knockout format and comprised three days per round. Game one on day one, game two on day two (both at classic time limits). Day three was a rest day, but for those tied 1-1 it was the day to play two more tie-break games (each with rapid time limit) and in a few cases, another two. The format was described by some commentators as very brutal. Anyone getting off to a slow start would be eliminated and sent home in just two or three days, such as happened to the entire Hungarian squad of Lajos Portisch, Gyula Sax, Zoltán Ribli, József Pintér and Peter Leko. Those who did not win cleanly in the initial two games of each round found fatigue a great problem, due to having to give up their rest days. The benefit over the old double round-robin format, was that it opened up the potential for an unexpected winner and this made it exciting for the spectators. The traditional format favours those highly graded players who win year after year by agreeing quick draws against their closest rivals and defeating the rest.

The 1992 edition had 111 participants, 94 in round one, with the 47 winners then being joined by 17 seeded players given a bye to round two. Round two therefore comprised 64 players, round three 32 and round four 16. Below are the results from round four onwards. At the time, this was the largest prize fund of any traditional tournament. Adams won 100,000 Dutch guilders, the overall fund was 500,000 dg. The seeded players were given very generous conditions of a guaranteed 10,000 guilders to ensure their attendance.

Round of 16   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Final
                           
 Vassily Ivanchuk 3  
 Yasser Seirawan 1      Vassily Ivanchuk 2½  
 Artur Yusupov 1½    Gata Kamsky 3½  
 Gata Kamsky 2½        Gata Kamsky 2½  
 Boris Gelfand 1½        Boris Gelfand 3½  
 Edvins Kengis ½      Boris Gelfand 4
 Sergei Tiviakov ½    Viktor Korchnoi 2  
 Viktor Korchnoi 1½        Boris Gelfand 1½
 Alexey Vyzmanavin 1        Michael Adams 2½
 Predrag Nikolić 3      Predrag Nikolić 2  
 Nigel Short 0    Ilya Smirin 4  
 Ilya Smirin 2        Ilya Smirin ½
 Vasily Smyslov 2½        Michael Adams 1½  
 Evgeny Sveshnikov 3½      Evgeny Sveshnikov ½
 Andrei Kovalev ½    Michael Adams 1½  
 Michael Adams 1½  

1993

The 1993 edition was played in the same format as the 1992 edition with 112 participants; round one had 96 unseeded entrants and 16 seeded players (with a bye) joined the winners in round two. Tie-break games were played at a time control of twenty minutes plus ten second increment. The prize fund was the same as last year: 500,000 Dutch guilders (100,000 for the winner) and minimum 10,000 dg. guaranteed to seeded players. Of the seventeen host country players that started, only two made it past the first round. They were joined by the seeded Jan Timman and Jeroen Piket. Paul van der Sterren declined to play after his request to be seeded was turned down.

Round of 16   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Final
                           
 Anatoly Karpov 2½  
 Gregory Kaidanov 1½      Anatoly Karpov 1½  
 Artur Yusupov 2½    Artur Yusupov ½  
 Gata Kamsky 1½        Anatoly Karpov 1½  
 Alexey Dreev 1½        Alexander Beliavsky ½  
 Rafael Vaganian 2½      Rafael Vaganian 1½
 Predrag Nikolić ½    Alexander Beliavsky 2½  
 Alexander Beliavsky 1½        Anatoly Karpov 2½
 Alexei Shirov 1½        Vassily Ivanchuk 1½
 Eduardas Rozentalis ½      Alexei Shirov 2  
 Evgeny Bareev 2    Evgeny Bareev 0  
 Ognjen Cvitan 0        Alexei Shirov 1½
 Alexander Morozevich 1        Vassily Ivanchuk 2½  
 Kiril Georgiev 3      Kiril Georgiev 1
 Vassily Ivanchuk 1½    Vassily Ivanchuk 3  
 Vladimir Epishin ½  

1994

The final edition to be organised under Interpolis' sponsorship was another large knockout tournament.

At the opening ceremony, a spokesman for Interpolis shocked the audience with an announcement that the company was reconsidering its chess and other public relations activities, following a total merger with Rabobank. FIDE President Florencio Campomanes attended the opening, primarily to lend support to the FIDE Women's Candidates tournament, which was being held at Tilburg alongside the Interpolis event.

The event commenced with a first round of 112 participants and the 56 winners were then joined by eight seeded players to make up a 64-player second round. The seeded players were Karpov (Elo rating 2780), Salov (2710), Ivanchuk (2695), Bareev (2695), Khalifman (2645), Epishin (2650), Timman (2635), and K. Georgiev (2615).

Due to a clash with another strong tournament in Horgen, the line-up was slightly depleted this time. Garry Kasparov, Alexei Shirov, Artur Yusupov, Viktor Korchnoi, Joël Lautier, Boris Gelfand, Peter Leko and Tony Miles were among those who favoured the rival event. Additionally, some Russian players were staying at home to prepare for their national championship, a precursor to selection for the Olympiad team.

Everyone was surprised to see the return of the Brazilian GM Henrique Mecking, a former world-class player, who had suffered a life-threatening condition some eighteen years previously and had been in a slow recovery ever since.

Held at the Interpolis headquarters, round one heralded the largest number of 'big reputation' casualties since the introduction of the knockout format. Alexander Beliavsky, Victor Bologan, Mikhail Gurevich, Curt Hansen, Lembit Oll, Alon Greenfeld, Ilya Smirin, Veselin Topalov and home favourite Jeroen Piket all had to pack their bags after just three days.

As before, each round comprised two (classic time limit) games on days one and two, followed by a rest day, which was also the day to conclude tie-breaks (starting with pairs of rapid time limit games and followed, if necessary, with blitz games).

Round of 16   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Final
                           
 Evgeny Bareev 1½  
 Vladimir Tukmakov 2½      Evgeny Bareev 1½  
 Alexey Dreev 1½    Alexey Dreev ½  
 Zoltán Almási ½        Evgeny Bareev 1½  
 Kiril Georgiev 3½        Anatoly Karpov ½  
 Ivan Sokolov 2½      Kiril Georgiev 0
 Anatoly Karpov 2    Anatoly Karpov 2  
 Alexander Shabalov 0        Evgeny Bareev ½
 Zurab Azmaiparashvili 1½        Valery Salov 1½
 Vassily Ivanchuk 2½      Vassily Ivanchuk 4  
 Alexander Khalifman 1½    Alexander Khalifman 2  
 Leonid Yudasin ½        Vassily Ivanchuk 1½
 Vladimir Akopian 1½        Valery Salov 2½  
 Evgeny Pigusov ½      Vladimir Akopian ½
 Valery Salov 1½    Valery Salov 1½  
 Grigory Serper ½  

1996

Tilburg 1996 - cat.16 (2648)
# Player 123456789012Total
1 Jeroen Piket*½11½½½½½½1½ 7
2 Boris Gelfand½*1½½½11½½½½ 7
3 Alexei Shirov00*01½1½11½1 6½
4 Loek van Wely0½1*½1½01½½½ 6
5 Peter Leko½½0½*0½½½111 6
6 Anatoly Karpov½½½01*½½0½1½ 5½
7 Michael Adams½00½½½*1½½½1 5½
8 Emil Sutovskij½0½1½½0*½½01 5
9 Zoltán Almási½½00½1½½*½½0 4½
10 Peter Svidler½½0½0½½½½*½½ 4½
11 Joël Lautier0½½½00½1½½*½ 4½
12 Judit Polgár½½0½0½001½½* 4

1997

Tilburg 1997 - cat.17 (2667)
# Player 123456789012Total
1Peter Svidler*1½½½½1½½111 8
2Garry Kasparov0*½½111½1½11 8
3Vladimir Kramnik½½*½½½111½11 8
4Michael Adams½½½*½½½1½1½1 7
5Peter Leko½0½½*½½11½11 7
6Judit Polgár½0½½½*1½½1½½ 6
7Alexei Shirov000½½0*½11½1 5
8Joël Lautier½½000½½*½011 4½
9Loek van Wely½00½0½0½*½11 4½
10Alexander Onischuk0½½0½001½*½½ 4
11Jeroen Piket000½0½½00½*½ 2½
12Tal Shaked00000½000½½* 1½

1998

Tilburg 1998 - cat.18 (2680)
# Player 123456789012Total
1 Viswanathan Anand*½½½1½1½½½11 7½
2 Peter Leko½*½½1½1½½1½½ 7
3 Matthew Sadler½½*½½½1½½½½½ 6
4 Vadim Zvjaginsev½½½*01½½½½1½ 6
5 Vladimir Kramnik00½1*½½½½½11 6
6 Jeroen Piket½½½0½*½01½1½ 5½
7 Michael Adams000½½½*1½1½1 5½
8 Peter Svidler½½½½½10*100½ 5
9 Loek van Wely½½½½½0½0*½½1 5
10 Veselin Topalov½0½½½½01½*0½ 4½
11 Joël Lautier0½½000½1½1*½ 4½
12 Viktor Korchnoi0½½½0½0½0½½* 3½

References

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